TimB

Today will be the 16th below normal day in a row at PIT. By the time this streak ends, it should be the longest streak of below normal since 21 days at this same time of year in 2017.

The low of 41 at PIT this morning, while short of the daily record of 37, is tied for the 6th coldest low on or before September 8th, all of which occurred in the 1960s and 1980s. Last time we were this cold this early was 9/7/1988.

That does stop the August streak, though the 1968 streak did end at 6 on 8/31 and did not continue into September. Looks like we got down to 50 again this morning, so that’s the earliest in the season we’ve ever had 7 consecutive lows of 51 or lower. Cherry picked, but unprecedented.

PIT has only recorded 6 consecutive lows of 51 or below in August once, in 1968. We’re currently at 5.

With rain chances officially done for the month, we will finish August with 4 days of measurable rainfall at PIT (and one of them had just 0.01”). This ties 1976 for 2nd fewest rainy days in August. There were 3 in 1881.

Coldest August morning in 38 years. Could do it again Saturday morning.

Be interesting to see how cold we get on some of the colder nights in this pattern (tonight and/or Friday night in particular). The last time we got to 48 in August was 2014, the last time we got to 47 was 2013 and the last time we got to 46 was 1987. The lower end of that range is probably out of reach tonight, but could be in play Friday night. No records are likely in play, and in fact we have yet to set a record daily high or low in August this century.

I find them funny.

Although many of us saw rain today, PIT has so far seen just a trace. This ends the streak of completely rain-free days on the official record, but honestly I’m not sure measurable rain at the airport is anywhere near a sure bet this evening.

Agree to disagree. Enjoy your “step down” pattern!

But yet you think @ChescoWxhas established credibility? LOL

On that note, we make it through the weekend without a drop of rain recorded at PIT, it will be the first time in the entire threaded record that there hasn’t been at least a trace of rain for the first 10 days of August.

2nd warmest summer to date at the airport site (1953-present), behind last year. 1995 had a very warm August, however, and is the warmest summer on record at PIT. We’d need to average close to 77 the rest of the way to get there. Not impossible. Top 5 seems clinched.

All of those are up by a statistically significant margin.

Today is the last day that the normal high at PIT is at its maximum of 83. Tomorrow it drops to 82. Of course, we’ll be well above that for much of the next week or two.